Could Austin City Limits Music Festival expand to two weekends?

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Jul 27, 2012 at 12:01 AMJul 27, 2012 at 9:38 AM

Eddie Gribbin

Two weekends for Austin City Limits? Thatís what ACL Fest producers and City of Austin officials are in talks about right now. They are trying to expand the popular three-day event an extra weekend for next year and possibly in future years.

The company that produces ACL Fest, C3 Presents, is making a strong case to add more dates to the fall music festival by helping Austin parks: a seven-figure donation.

According to the American-Statesman, C3 has given the city millions of dollars in the past to upgrade Zilker Parkís Great Lawn Ė where the festival takes place.

One of C3ís partners, Charlie Jones, stated he would want to see more money donated to Auditorium Shored because the conditions have depreciated. "It's the main downtown public assembly venue for the city, but it was a dustbowl," Jones said.

The city council will review and vote soon on whether the plans will continue for a second weekend.

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